Creative Victoria

People watching a performer in a big dress with an old timey looking building in the background

Castlemaine State Festival opening night 2013. Photo: Michael Nix

Creative Victoria champions and supports the state's creative industries, spanning arts, culture, screen, design and more. Learn more about Creative Victoria

Find support through our funding programs

Creative Exchange: Ideas. Skills. Connections.

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Find support through our funding programs

Creative Exchange: Ideas. Skills. Connections.

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What's new?

News
arts & culture

Melbourne Fringe Festival 2017 has landed

Melbourne Fringe Festival has burst into the city with another daring and captivating program of art and performance scheduled from 14 September to 1 October 2017.

15 September 2017

Showcase
design
fashion

Design*d

18 October 2016

Strategy

Creative State Victoria's first creative industries strategy

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Applications open GPAC Public Art Commission

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News
arts & culture
regional

Leading Australian theatre company to call Bendigo home

Bendigo’s thriving arts scene has scored another coup with the announcement that Melbourne’s Arena Theatre Company will relocate to the city.

13 September 2017

Showcase
arts & culture

Worth its weight in gold

2 August 2017

News
arts & culture

New exhibition and program to transform Museums Victoria Inside and Out

Melbourne Museum is preparing for a collection mash up this summer when it unveils Museum Inside Out, a major exhibition.

12 September 2017

Showcase
arts & culture
music
regional

Gippsland Parasteddfod – an eisteddfod for all abilities

17 July 2017

Event

Visit gameswek.melbourne

News
arts & culture
aboriginal
regional

New initiative to shine a light on First Nations art

A major biennial exhibition, new arts fellowships and support for curatorial positions are at the heart of a ground-breaking six-year First Nations arts program.

12 September 2017